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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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